We’ll start with Watson, who blew out his knee in practice during the final week of October. He has a leg up on Wentz in that he suffered his injury about two months before Wentz sustained his. Even before training camp began, Watson was participating in football activities without a knee brace, suggesting his recovery is right on schedule, if not ahead of the expected pace. That’s huge for a quarterback who does so much of his damage thanks to his mobility. Watson ran for 269 yards and two touchdowns in his seven games last season, and made a number of plays throwing on the run. The mere threat of him taking off opens up elements of the passing game, as well. It will be interesting to see what Watson is able to do during the exhibition season, but he seems to be in fine form. Remember, he put up 24.69 points per game, 2.5 more than last year’s No. 1 quarterback Russell Wilson, and that includes the first game of his career, in which he played just one half in relief of Tom Savage. If he’s healthy, the sky is the limit.

The timing of Watson’s injury does put him ahead of Wentz. From an organizational standpoint, each situation is beneficial for the respective clubs. The Eagles have super backup Nick Foles in place so Wentz can take his time recovering from his injury.

For the Texans, there is next to nothing behind Watson, save for 34-year-old backup Brandon Weeden, who has a 6-19 record as a starter. So, the expeditious return of Watson is good news for Houston. He said he should be a full go when training camp opens on Thursday.

Houston’s offense benefits from Watson’s presence. The Texans had the best scoring offense in the NFL during the six weeks that Watson started from weeks 2-8, averaging 34.7 points per game. If the Texans can return to that output with Watson, it will be great for Houston and Watson’s fantasy owners.

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